Antiques: Silver and porcelain among rare pieces at auction 

More than 20 pieces from the old Cork Mansion House service are up for sale at Woodwards

Cork silver cream jug by Croker Barrington at Woodwards.

About 300 lots of Cork and Irish silver and the biggest collection of Cork Mansion House mayoral service plates to come to auction for many years feature at Woodwards special auction of silver, art and collectibles next Saturday (October 22).

It is part of a feast of rare and collectible pieces due to come up at auction in Ireland in the coming week.